Holy Week in Peru 2024: how to plan my trip without spending more than necessary?

There are just a few days left until the start of the long holiday that millions of Peruvians will enjoy for Holy Week 2024. During these dates, workers, students and citizens in general usually travel to a tourist destination, practice various recreational activities or simply use this free time to relax in the company of your family.

If you are thinking of taking advantage of one of the economic plans to travel to another part of the country or find a space of retreat to reaffirm your faith, keep in mind the following recommendations to prioritize the most important expenses that you must make during Holy Week. Remember that it is important to be aware of planning, saving and financial education in these cases.

Holy Week in Peru: how to plan my Holy Week trip so as not to spend more?

Holy Week 2024 will begin this March 24 with Palm Sunday, a date dedicated to the triumphal entry of Jesus Christ into Jerusalem. The subsequent days of reflection and tradition mark the development of a period of devotion and religious ceremonies to commemorate the passion, death and resurrection of Jesus that culminates on March 31. However, many people choose to escape the daily routine and take a trip outside their place of origin.

To plan this excursion to a tourist destination in the country, save expenses and avoid cost overruns, the professor and finance expert at Pacífico Business School, Jorge Carrillo Acosta, provides the following recommendations in an interview with La República:

• Make a budget for the trip that includes limits according to the various types of expenses such as tickets, accommodation, food, tours or another recreational activity.
• Make your trip purchases as far in advance as possible, since this way you can avoid cost overruns and access better promotions.
• Plan travel preparations related to car maintenance, suitcase organization and dates for activities.
• The best thing is to pay for the trip with your own savings or some excess income to avoid going into debt.

What are the most important expenses I should consider on my trip?

For the finance specialist, Jorge Carrillo Acosta, people who wish to travel during the long weekend for Holy Week should consider that “there are essential expenses such as transportation, accommodation, food and others to carry out extra entertainment activities that could be tours, parties or the purchase of a souvenir.

Likewise, it points out that those citizens who decided to go into debt to pay for a trip could apply for a personal loan, since it may have interest rates of less than 20% annually. “If you finance yourself with a credit card, it is not a bad option, but it is only recommended in two cases: through direct credit or zero interest promotions. But, if it is divided into installments, the payment with interest is very expensive, since the rate The average interest rate is above 65% annually for purchases in establishments,” he adds.

Finally, it recommends that ordinary December income can be used to allocate them to Easter expenses. “The ideal is not to allocate all the savings, since you should always have a fund for unforeseen events,” he says.

Holy Week in Peru: what will the economic movement be like?

According to the Lima Chamber of Commerce, it is estimated that 1.3 million visitors will travel throughout the country, which will generate a economic movement of S/1.9 billion, 10% more than the previous season.

“A better Easter is expected than last year, since that season there were protests and the economic impact of the climate phenomena hit people’s pockets. Now, there is much more hope in the future and it is likely that more people “said Jorge Carrillo Acosta.